The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-30

3. Forge work is limited and put
mainly at the end of the course,
while | believe that instruction at the
forge and anvil should be ample and
at the beginning of the course in iron
work.
The school, however, is doing a
noble work, of which Capt. Vawters
is the leading spirit, supported by
frst-rate help in the departments.
Mr.. Fries, to our great regret, did
not have time to accompany us to Lans-
ing, Michigan, and left us at Wash
ington while we yer en- route for the
former place. The actual figures OBJ
tanned at the Miller's School, I en-
trusted to Mr.. H. E. Fries, who will
enbody them in his report.
In Toledo, having to wait four
hours for a train to Lansing, we
visited the Manual training school,
which has been in operation - years
in connection with the high school Of
the city. 1t is one of the best schools
for the smallest expenditure of money
in the country. 1t is modelled after
the St. Louis school, and has one of
their graduates for it's principal and
another such graduate as professor Of
the drawing department.
We next visited the Agricultural
College of Michigan, near Lansing,
which was our objective point in the
North and which is one of the very
best agricultural colleges in the
country.
President Willets, ex-member of
Congress, lawyer and farmer, is en-
thusiastic over the work of the College,
as he has just cause to be. They
have a thorough equipment for each
department and to a great extent
separate handsome buildings for each
department, as follows
l. The main building, containing
presidents and secretary's Offices,
general library and reading room,
class rooms, including lecture room
space, with seats charts and
blackboards for the study of
zoology and entomology, which are
taught by one professor, including ok
tensive apiary work. This building
also contains a very fine general
museum of specimens relating to these
and kindred subjects.
2. A building for the departments
of Forestry and Botany, containing
professors office class rooms, fitted
with seats, charts, blackboards, micro
scopes and other appliances for this
special work. In the second story is
a fine botanical cabinet Of woods,
timbers, grasses, grain, &C., &c.
3. A substantial building for the
teaching of veterinary surgery and
anatomy, completely fitted for opera
tons on diseased animals and the
general study of this work.
4. General College Hall, containing
Horticultural departments, the lecture
room in Agriculture, class rooms
for mathematics, English and draught-
ing, Museum of Mechanical models
and rooms of the Y. M. @. A.
5. The Mechanical Building for shop
practice, containing departments Of
wood and iron work, is simply but sub
stantially fitted with tools and appli-
ances for work. For wood work, hand
labor, the following tools are provided
each scholar:
l Joiner.
l Jack Plane.
l Smoothing Plaine.
l Small iron Block Plane.
l Cross-cut Saw.
l Slit Saw.
l Stiff-back Saw.
Key-hole Saw.
| Oil-stone and oil-can.
l Mallet.
l Claw Hammer.
l Screw-driver.
l Scratch-awl and ! Brad-awl.
9 Bits IA to 2 inches.
Pair Dividers.
l Try Square.
l Square.
| Mltre and Guage.
l Brace and Bit.
l Drawing-knife.
Total cast, S15.
In this connection, I would say, that
at Toledo, at the Scott Manual school,
the complete drawing tools cost So
per scholar, and this department at
that school, is of a high order Of merit.
[ give these figures now, but shall
allude to them later on.
6. The Chemical and Physical labo-